Suruli Falls
A two stage fall in the Cumbum valley, mentioned in the Silappadikaram.
- Where
- Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 9.6644, 77.3033
Get the Suruli Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Suruli Falls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Suruli Falls
Mangala Devi Temple, Idukki 12 km
A stone temple on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border opened one day a year, on Chithra Pournami.
Periyar National Park 17 km
A lake made by a dam in 1895, now the middle of a tiger reserve, worked by boat rather than by jeep.
Ramakkalmedu 17 km
A grassy ridge on the Kerala border with the windiest spot in Asia, a wind farm to prove it, and the Tamil plains laid out below.
Kumily Spice Market 17 km
Cardamom, pepper and clove sold at the Tamil Nadu border, where the plantations begin.
Mullaperiyar Dam 23 km
A masonry dam high in the Cardamom Hills, holding the Periyar at nearly 900 metres above the sea.
Gavi 29 km
A forest village inside the Periyar reserve, reached by one permit and one road, with a lake, a dam and no mobile signal.
Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary 30 km
Riverine forest in the Srivilliputhur hills for a squirrel found almost nowhere else.
Panchalimedu 33 km
A high viewpoint in Idukki where Ayyappa devotees camp to watch for the Makaravilakku flame.
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Questions
Where is Suruli Falls?
Suruli Falls is in Theni, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mangala Devi Temple, Idukki (12 km), Periyar National Park (17 km), Ramakkalmedu (17 km).
How do I get the Suruli Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Suruli Falls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Suruli Falls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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